Sheet-metal clothing closet or locker



March 25 1924. 7 1,488,057

M. PILZ SHEET METAL CLOTHING CLOSET OR LOCKER Filed Jan. 16, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ummmn l m mm ti 1 I) 4-; a I g INVENTOR- a 2.2 r 27 z/ 1.0 25 Morris Pi/Z.

' ATTORNEY.

M. PI LZ SHEET METAL CLOTHING CLOSET 0R LOCKER Filed Jan. 16. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. l fybr'm's' $272..

ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 25, 1924.;

I rrEn s1 AT Es MORRIS rim, or new roan N. Y.

I SHEET-METAL m me cLos'nr on LOCKER.

Application filed i'amiary 1 ,4923. Serial no. 818,069.

To allwhomz'tmayconcern:

7 Be; it known that I, Monms PILZ, acitizen of the United. States, residing at New. York, in the county oflNew York and State of New York, have invented certain new" and useful Improvements in Sheet-Metal Clothing Closets or Lockers, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to metallic clothing closets or lockers and the like and more particularly to a novel and improvedcoir struction wherein the confined articles of clothing may be subject to constant ventilation when the doors or closures are locked.

The primary object of my invention s the provisionof. the closet or locker arranged with respect to a ventilating inletand exit so that a constant draft of air may per? meate through the closet'and its contents thus avoiding the obnoxious odors incident to clothes when confined insuch a construction. v A further and continued object ofmy invention is the provision of a ventilating closet or locker wherein the inlet and exit openings are disposed adjacent thebottom and top "of the'same and referably in the rear including reticulated partitions and walls permitting complete ventilation of the interior of the construction. I accomplish the above objects and others which will be more readily understood and appreciated when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, showing a preferred embodiment of I 1y invention and wherein:

Figure 1 is a front view,-partly in section, showing a clothing closet. I v

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 2-2of Figure 1. r t Figure 3 is a. further section takenon the line 3-3 of Fi urel. i

Figure 4 is a ongitudinal section through a modified form of the invention, showing a; plurality. of lockers. v Figure 5 is a front view partly in section of the same.

Figure 6 is a vertical section through .one of the lockers of the modified form shown. Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 5 designates a section of a wall against which the closet is positioned, the top 6 of which is referabl formed integral with the sides 7, when 5 eetmetal is used. The rear wall 9 is provided with an upper and lower tubula-r extension 10, 11,,disposed to one side of ajline drawn through the vertical axis of the closet as clearly indicated by Figure 1 of the -drawing.- The low'er tubular extension 11 constitutes the inlet and the upper extension 10, the outlet, each of which are positioned in an aperture or recess extending through the wall 5 to permit the cut of a draft of air. The bottom 12 of the c oset isalso-preferably formed integral with the rear wall: and supports the bottom sliding drawer 13, the-ret1culated rear wall 14 of which permits the passage of the incoming draft of air. Anti-friction devices 15 are also provided to permit of the easy movement of the drawer 13.

The bottom floor 16, within the closet 15 also provided with apertures and the top shelving 17 is similarly constructed so as to permit of the passage of air to the topand toward all the corners, affording complete ventilation. The vertical partitions 18,19,

which divide the closet into the respective.

sections are provided with hinged doors 20, 21, .and 22, the door 22 being hinged to the inner side of the wall-7 and the doors 20,21, beinghinged'on op osite sides of the partition 18. ,Any suita 1e type of bracket may be provided to supportthe cross rod 23 ad- .jacentthe shelving 17 for the purpose well understood. The outer doors 25, 26 are hinged to the outer side of the wall'7, 8, respectively, being provided-with a swinging ;lock bar 27. Itwill benoted that the outer doors 25 and26 extend somewhat below the bottom edge of the inner doors as indicated at 30 and prevent the outward movement of the drawer 13'when the said outer doors 25, 26 are'locked. The entry of-a draft ofair from the bottom of 'the' closet and through" the inlet 11 will thus be permitted-to travel to the closet and consequently ventilatethe clothing confined therein and the double doors not onl prevent" the-admission of dust from the interior, of a room, but afiord sufiicient protection to the contents of the closet when the said doors are locked.

Referring now to the construction shown by Figures 4, 5, and 6 of the drawings, it will be observed that I have provided a locker s stem afiording complete ventilation of the c othing confined therein for the same purpose as above set forth. In this form of the invention, the inlet opening 31 is provided with a draft regulating valve 32 and r shelving 44 is also provided for the respec-' an exit openi%gl 33 at the op osite end of the lockers. e rear, reticu ated wall 34 of the lockers 35, forms a channel 36 with the back 37, it being further observed that the side walls 38 of each locker are formed with a locking flange 39 so that the respective sections can be locked tightly together in a continuous series. The outlet channel 40 is of the same height as the lower channel 36, thus affording the uniform ventilation desired. The bottom of the wall 34 is also provided with a slotted plate 42 permitting a reater or lesser draft of air to enter the in ividual locker as may be desired. In this form ofthe invention, a reticulated tive lockers and e outwardly swinging doors 45 are of'a length to close the entire locker as is common in this construction. Any number of lockers of this character may be assembled in the vparticular position where desired and a forced draft of air through the same will thoroughly ventilate the contents of the lockers and avoid moulding of the clothes and the objectionable odors incident to air-tight constructions.

While I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize. that in practice various alterations form of the details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correrelated arts without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the ap ended claims.

, aving thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is I A clothing closet comprising a top, bottom and side walls, a rear wall having extensions insertible through a building wall and constituting an inlet opening in'the lower portion and an exit opening in'the upper portion communicating with the inter1or of the closet, the major portion of said rear wall being spaced from the building wall a plurality of vertical partitions dividing the closet into separate compartments,

outwardly swinging doors for each compart ment, a sliding drawer below the respective compartmentsand hingedly connected clo sures constituting the front wall of the closet and preventing the withdrawal of the drawer when the last mentioned closures are locked.

In testimony whereof I- aflix my signature.

: MORRIS PILZ. [n s.] 

